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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dao4
- English meanings
- actually
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 到.
Meaning & sound clues
亻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “person”.
到 is identified as the sound component (dào). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 倒.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
knife
up until
chatter; prattle
lead; guide
isle
mourn; grieve
pound; trouble
thief
steal; thief
pray; prayer
rice; paddy
tread; dance
say
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 倒下
- 倒卖
- 倒塌
- 倒数
- 倒是
- 倒计时
- 倒车
- 倒闭
- 倒霉
- 压倒
- 反倒
- 打倒
- 摔倒
- 晕倒
- 颠倒